APPENDIX E CI 



G. H. Clark, seed commissioner, Dr. Jas. Fletcher, entomologist and 

 botanist, Dominion Experimental Farms, and Mr. Norman Griddle, of 

 Aweme, Man. This is undoubtedly one of the best government publica- 

 tions of its kind ever issued by any country. 



Tlie library of the club, which consists of a large number of bound 

 volumes, has been placed on the shelves of the Garnegie Library. A 

 label indicating that tlie book is the property of the club has been placed 

 on each volume. 



Appended is a list of the members of the council of the club elected 

 at the annual meeting, March 17th, 1908: 



Patron — The Eight Honourable Earl Grey, Governor-General of 

 Canada. 



President — A. E. AttJwood, M.A. 



Vice-Presidents — A. Halkett, Eev. G. Eifrig. 



Librarian — C. H. Young. 



Secretary— T. E. Clarke, B.A., 470 O'Connor Street. 



Treasuiier^Arthur Gibson, Central Experimental Farm. 



Committ^(^Mr. J. M. Macoun, Mr. H. IT. Pittr,, Mr. E. E. lo- 

 mieux, Mr. Alex. McNeil, Mr. L. H. Newman, Miss Q. Jackson, Mii^ 

 E. E. Currie, Miss M. B. Williams. 



II. — From The Ontario Historical Society, through 

 Barlow Cumberland. 



As no reports were for some years submitted to the Koyal Society, 

 it may not be inapt to summarize somewhat of the Ontario Society and 

 its past work. 



The Ontario Historical Society was incorporated in 1898, by a 

 special act of the Legislature of Ontario to " unite the various Pioneer 

 and Historical Societies of the Province in one central organization for 

 the better promotion of intercourse and co-operation, '' to form new 

 societies, collect, preserve and publish material and information respect- 

 ing the early days of pioneer settlement, the archaeology, ethnology, and 

 land marks of Ontario, and generally to encourage the study of the 

 histoij of the province, and of Canada. 



The Minister of Education is the honorary president, and the 

 president, and officers and an executive council of five, are elected at 

 the annual meeting by the members and the representatives of the 

 affiliated historical societies. 



In 1898 there were nine societies in affiliation, these have now in- 

 creased, in 1908, to 32. These are well spread throughout the province, 

 almost all the counties of the early Province of Upper Canada being 

 represented, and much earnest historical work is being done, some of 



